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COVID-19 VACCINE UPDATE AND MATCH OPPORTUNITY – JANUARY 29
COVID-19 VACCINE UPDATE
The state of Washington has created a website where the public can check if they’re currently eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. You can also sign up to receive an alert when you become eligible in later stages of the vaccine rollout process. There have been some recent issues with the website, so if you have trouble checking your eligibility, please be patient and try again later.
MONTHLY GIVING MATCH OPPORTUNITY
When you give monthly as a FEED365 member, you’ll create a reliable source of funding year-round to help provide healthy, fresh meals for families, children and seniors facing hunger in our community. Your monthly gift is easy to set up and manage, and it’ll make a huge difference in the lives of people facing hunger in the Inland Northwest. Give now at 2-harvest.org/feed365 and have your first month’s donation matched up to $5,000 thanks to Numerica Credit Union.
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Food Safety First: – April 19
In January and March, AIB International conducted audits of our facilities – the Pasco Distribution Center, the Spokane Distribution Center and the Wolff Family Child Hunger Solution Center. As has been the case for more than a decade, we received scores of 930 or higher, out of a possible 1000. Anything above 900 is considered exemplary.
While receiving high scores from AIB is important, we are equally proud of the fact that any day of the year, our team is always working to keep our buildings clean and our food supply safe. This speaks to the strong food safety culture we have here at Second Harvest.
A celebration of our volunteers – April 12
Volunteering doesn’t have to be a one-time thing and the individuals who volunteer at Second Harvest in Spokane and Pasco have proven that in many ways. Even though April is nationally recognized as Volunteer Month, our gratitude for your service is year-round. In the last couple of years, the Volunteer Center in Spokane has gone through various changes and adjustments to keep up with the increase in food demand, prompted first by COVID in 2020 and then by inflation. Even with the changes, our volunteer support has stayed and become even stronger. Our community is filled with mission-driven individuals to help us feed, nourish and build the community around us.
In The Kitchen: Food Waste Prevention Week – April 5
Earth Month is the perfect opportunity to reflect on our habits and how they impact the planet. We might think about how often we drive and take advantage of the nicer weather to bike to work, or maybe even grab some friends and family and find a river cleanup event for Earth Day. But did you know that you can make an impact without even leaving your house? In fact, reflecting on our cooking and grocery shopping habits has the potential to have a greater and long-lasting impact on our environment.
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